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Another staple of the Thai film industry, among the biggest was 2003's The Legend of Suriyothai by Chatrichalerm Yukol, who had done research for many years to write the screenplay. With a huge budget, support from the royal family and the cooperation across the nation's film industry, this film is considered a true "national film". [41]
Southeast Asian cinema is the film industry and films produced in, or by natives of Southeast Asia. It includes any films produced in Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
Hollywood has played an important role in the development of Thailand's film industry. One of the first feature films made in Thailand, 1923's Miss Suwanna of Siam, was a Hollywood co-production, made with the royal assistance of King Vajiravudh, who gave the production free use of his 52 automobiles, 600 horses, use of the Royal Thai Navy, the Grand Palace, the railways, the rice mills, rice ...
Executives at The Taiwan Creative Content Fest were told Tuesday that Thailand will soon increase its location production rebate system to 30% of applicable spending, up from the current 20%. They ...
Thailand is poised to get serious about its commitment to the film industry, and plans to launch a major new body, the Thailand Creative Culture Agency, with a budget of THB7 billion ($200 million).
The following is a list of the highest-grossing films in Thailand. This list only accounts for the films' box office earnings in Bangkok, Metropolitan region and Chiang Mai cinemas with the gross in Thai baht and not their ancillary revenues (i.e. home video sales, video rentals , television broadcasts, or merchandise sales).
The film grossed 99 million Baht (US$3 million) in Thailand, and was the second-highest grossing Thai film of all time behind Nang Nak (1999). [2] It also reached number one at the box office in Hong Kong. [2] It was the first Thai film to be released commercially in the United States. [3]
The National Film Heritage Registry of Thailand is a collection of historically and culturally significant films compiled and maintained by the Thai Film Archive for their recognition and preservation. The listed films range from historical footage to works of classic Thai cinema and contemporary feature films, unrestricted by subject matter ...